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pietro
[pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (show ipa), 1871–1956, italian general.
noun
pietro (ˈpjetro). 1871–1956, italian marshal; premier (1943–44) following mussolini’s downfall: arranged an armistice with the allies (1943)
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